Overview

When you first start backing up, CrashPlan uses a single default backup set. The default set can be renamed, but cannot be removed. If you would like to stop backing up the files selected in the default set, you must move the selected files you want to keep to the default set.

Considerations

The default backup set can never be deleted.

If you have renamed the default backup set, select that set where this example refers to the default backup set.

Consolidate backup sets

In this example, you have two backup sets, Default and Set 2. You want to keep the data contained in Set 2 and stop backing up the files in Default. In order to do this, modify the default set, then remove the additional set.

Step 1: Modify the default set

Begin by updating the default set. Add the files selected in Set 2 to the Default set, ensuring that the data you want to keep is located within both backup sets. Completing these steps allows data de-duplication to move the files from Set 2 into the Default set.

Open the CrashPlan app

Go to Settings > Backup

Select the Default set

Select the files and locations you want to back up, including files and locations contained in Set 2

(Optional) Deselect the files and locations you no longer want to back up

Click Ok in the file selection menu

Click Save

Go to Backup

Wait until the set shows "Backup complete!"

Step 2: Remove set 2

The Default set now contains the same data that is selected in Set 2 and registers as complete. If you do not perform Step 1 first, data in Set 2 will be permanently lost.

Follow these steps to remove Set 2:

Go to Settings > Backup

Select Set 2

Click Remove

Select I understand data will be erased from backupBecause your files and locations are also selected and completely backed up in the Default set, you will not erase data